soggi wrote on 2021-10-15, 08:52:I also think about buying a Raspberry Pi 400 for doing all the web stuff... […]
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Jo22 wrote on 2021-10-14, 07:57:
Speaking of iOS and mobile devices, I'm currently a bit stranded with them here, also..
For the last years, I'm using a Raspberry Pi 4 (formerly Pi 3) here, because I couldn't find a new digital "home" after Win 7 went EOL.
Windows 8.0 was the last PC OS that I dared to use (on my sister's old notebook).
I also think about buying a Raspberry Pi 400 for doing all the web stuff...
Jo22 wrote on 2021-10-14, 07:57:
That's why I often can't write answers on Vogons (and other forums) the way I want to.
It's really cumbersome to do that on an on-screen keyboard with a tiny view-port.
(Maybe I should rather use a big Android tablet with a keyboard instead. Hm. I'll think about it.)
A BT keyboard should do the task!?
Jo22 wrote on 2021-10-14, 07:57:
And on top of that, the auto correction often replaces words which I write, as well.
Last time, it replaced "modulator" by emulator and I didn't notice. *sigh*
Anyway, that's another story. :sweatdrop:
Oh yes...also have to take care that the auto correction doesn't throw in some German words nonsensing the context...annoying!
kind regards
soggi
Hi Soggi! You read my mind - this is one of my worst fears too! 😂 (😰)
While Vogons is a really friendly and forgiving place, other forums might be not so.
I always fear that using my native language could be misinterpreted as arrogant or looking down or something like that, which isn't the case (love that Englisch language).
In reality, in most cases me or auto-correction just typed such wrong words by accident. 😅
The exception to this are a few special words that haven't really well translated to English yet.
Say, Zeitgeist, Gedankenexperiment, Kaput(t) or Murks.
In reverse, there are English words that haven't been translated appropriately the other way round.
Like "sophisticated". There are words that describe it, but are less, um, powerful.
Raspberry Pi 4.. I'm on the Pi platform for at least 4-5 years now.
What I can tell you so far from my experience:
- The older Pi 3 has hardware decoding for classic video formats still. MPEG 1 to 4, I think.
It has the old GPU that VLC and early Pi ports like emulators are compatible with (like that C64 emu).
On Pi 4, Kaffeine can be used to play back all sorts of videos.
- The Pi 3B (3B+) is well supported by many self-booting projects and older Raspbian releases.
But these already in the process of getting updated for Pi 4.
- The "explorer" of Raspbian/Raspberry Pi OS is not fullly mature yet. It will crash occasionally. Or won't show newly created files and folders sometimes. A reboot fixes that.
Connecting smartphones can be a bit cumbersome, too.
The OS has issues with the mounting points.
A workaround is unmount the smartphone, re-mount it and press F5 (refresh).
Or reboot the whole thing with the smartphone connected and its USB configured for generic file access.
- The Pi 3 seems to have a slightly "better" CPU core, but the Pi 4 runs a higher clock rate.
- Performance wise, the Pi 4 is now close to a real PC.
Browsing the web is not worse than from using a retro PC, say a Pentium III or IV.
- The Pi 4 can boot from USB 3.0. I have an old SSD with an USB 3 converter hooked up to it.
- The more memory, the better. Get the 8GB version. :)
- Make sure the power supply has some reserves (several amps). Also because of USB 3 and its peripherals.
Best wishes,
Jo22
Edit: Small edit.
Edit: I'm sorry. I guess I was too chatty again, I'm afraid. 😅
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